MALBOROUGH, Mass.- Becker College and Western New England University skated to a 3-3 tie in ECAC Northeast men's ice hockey action Monday evening at the New England Sports Center. The Ice Hawks earned their first tie of the season as their record moves to 6-10-1 (2-5-1 ECAC) while the Golden Bears slide to 1-13-3 (0-7-1 ECAC).

The Golden Bears got on the board 3:55 into the game when Chris Lembo (Southington, Conn.) ripped a slap shot through traffic in front for a power-play goal. The Ice Hawks responded 44 seconds later on Dylan Durham's (Dallas, Texas) second goal of the season on assists from Brandon Morgan (Rochester, N.Y.) and James Wallace (Levittown, Pa.).

Becker took the lead with two seconds remaining in the first period when Nikolas Nasby (Newberg, Ore.) shot a bouncing puck through traffic, which was redirected into the net by Tyler Auricchio (Henderson, Nev.) for his sixth maker of the year.

Western New England tied the game 1:15 into the second period when Connor Eckenrod (Ebensburg, Pa.) scored while falling to the ice for his first collegiate goal. Becker took a 3-2 lead into the third period when Conner Allison (Hillsboro, Ore.) fed Tyler Auricchio on the right wing on a fast break.

The Ice Hawks had an opportunity to put the game out of reach when Western New England junior Dane Genord (Grand Blanc, Mich.) was called for a five minute boarding penalty. After the Golden Bears held the Ice Hawks to just two shots on the power-play, Genord rewarded his teammates for killing his penalty with the game tying goal with 9:16 remaining in regulation.

Becker returns to the ice on Friday, January 22^nd when they host Johnson & Wales at 6:50 p.m. Western New England will host ECAC Northeast rival Wentworth on Thursday, January 28^th at 7:10 p.m.